Additional Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Tier II Benefits

Federal legislation enacted November 21, 2008, provides for a second tier of Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits, establishing additional weeks of EUC benefits in states where the unemployment rate reaches or exceeds an average of 6.0 percent for three consecutive months. The federal government has determined that New Jersey reached the 6.0 percent average unemployment rate for the three-month period ending November 2008, qualifying workers in the state for Tier II EUC benefits as of the week ending January 10, 2009.

The EUC Tier II program provides additional benefits equal to 13 weeks or 50% of the maximum benefit amount on the original unemployment claim, whichever is less.

To receive EUC Tier II benefits, you must be eligible for and have exhausted your EUC Tier I benefits. In addition, you cannot be eligible for a new unemployment insurance claim in New Jersey or in any other state or Canada. A certification letter with instructions on how to claim your EUC benefits on the Internet at www.njuifile.net or by telephone will be mailed to you beginning January 12, 2009.

There is no need for you to contact the Reemployment Call Center or report to a One-Stop Career Center in reference to this extension.

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